11 arrested in North Carolina human trafficking sting

Eleven people were arrested in an undercover prostitution and human trafficking investigation in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Credit: Cumberland County Sheriff's Office

Eleven people were arrested in connection with an undercover human trafficking and prostitution bust in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Author: WCNC Staff

Published: 11:44 AM CDT August 8, 2019

Updated: 1:37 PM CDT August 8, 2019

Eleven people were arrested after an undercover human trafficking and prostitution investigation in Fayetteville Saturday, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office announced.

The investigation was a joint effort by the sheriff's office, Fayetteville Police, the State Bureau of Investigation and the nonprofit Five Sparrows. According to the sheriff's office, investigators posed as solicitors and used internet ads to find "dates."